Ganesha Is the Most Recognizable of the Major Hindu Gods and Goddesses

Easily recognizable as the elephant deity riding a mouse, Ganesha is arguably the most popular Hindu god. Ganesha is depicted as having a curved trunk, big ears, and a huge pot-bellied body of a human being.

He is the lord of success and destroyer of evils and obstacles. He is also worshiped as the god of knowledge, wisdom and wealth.